365 // Kidnapping and Murder of Maria Ridulph

In this episode Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri, Lance Reenstierna and Jennifer Amell speak about the abduction and murder of Maria Ridulph from Sycamore, Illinois on December 3rd, 1957. Maria was a 7 year old fun loving kid playing with her friend when a creepy man in his 20's approached them. Maria was soon abducted by the young man named who called himself "Johnny". Five months later Maria's lifeless body was found in a wooded area in Woodbine-about 90 miles from her home. What followed is a strange case of a suspect who was charged and convicted for Maria's murder. But was he really the killer? Check out our Missing subscription service where we have a bonus show and ad-free episodes! https://missing.supportingcast.fm/ For more information on Morgan & Morgan go to https://www.ForThePeople.com/MISSING. This episode was researched for us by Maryann White. Sources: https://www.forensicscolleges.com/blog/resources/10-cold-cases-solved https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Maria_Ridulph https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jack-mccullough-freed-murder_n_57114aa2e4b0018f9cba171b https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2830800/How-America-s-coldest-criminal-case- mystery-missing-seven-year-old-pretty-Maria-solved-55-years-later-thanks-deathbed-confession- murder-s-mother.html http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/08/us/oldest-cold-case/ch2.html  Follow Missing: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@missingcsm YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/missingcsm IG: https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissingCSM FB: https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM Check out our entire network at http://crawlspace-media.com/ Follow Private Investigations For the Missing and please donate if you can: https://investigationsforthemissing.org/ http://piftm.org/donate https://twitter.com/PIFortheMissing https://www.facebook.com/PIFortheMissing/ https://www.instagram.com/investigationsforthemissing/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Missing is a true crime podcast that tells stories of missing people, homicides, and injustices. Starting in 2015 with the disappearance of Maura Murray, Missing has covered the vanishings of Brianna Maitland, Brandon Lawson, Phoenix Coldon, Trenny Gibson, Daniel Robinson, Jessica Stacks, Erica Franolich, Cieha Taylor, Calvin Johnny Hunt, Abbie Flynn, Tabitha Queen, Raymond Green, Alicia Markovich, Niqui McCown, Samantha Tapp, Archer Ray Johnson, Dale Williams, Morgan Bauer, Pepita Redhair and more mysteries in depth. Due to their close affiliation with the non-profit organization, Private Investigations For the Missing, the team features stories sourced from their case files when appropriate.  While Missing primarily focuses on unsolved cases, they also highlight solved murders, doe’s, DNA updates, cold cases and serial killers like Christopher Wilder as a way to explore all the factors. Whether it’s psychological, socioeconomic, or something deeper that plays a part in a person’s disappearance, Missing does not shy away. Missing also has an impressive guest list with names like Jon Ronson, Maggie Freleng, Todd Matthews, Sarah Turney, John Lordan, Danelle Hallan, Julie Murray, James Renner, the Generation Why, Nancy Grace, True Crime Garage, Patrick Hinds, Ellyn Marsh, Jim Clemente, Art Roderick, David & Kristen Mittelman of Othram Labs as well as current law enforcement and licensed private investigators. Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna were also featured in Oxygen's The Disappearance of Maura Murray 6 part documentary. Missing is hosted and produced by Tim Pilleri, Lance Reenstierna of Crawlspace Media.